Rimini Fellini Airport

Rimini and San Marino "Federico Fellini" International Airport

Aeroporto Internazionale di Rimini e San Marino 'Federico Fellini'
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAiriminum 2014 SpA
Serves
LocationMiramare, Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
OpenedAugust 17, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-08-17)
Time zoneCET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+02:00)
Elevation AMSL12 m / 40 ft
Coordinates44°01′10″N 012°36′34″E / 44.01944°N 12.60944°E / 44.01944; 12.60944
Websiteriminiairport.com
Map
RMI is located in Italy
RMI
RMI
Location in Italy
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,964 9,723 Concrete/asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers215,767
Passenger change 21–22Increase 227.0%
Aircraft movements2,155
Movements change 21–22Increase 55.3%

Rimini and San Marino "Federico Fellini" International Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Rimini e San Marino 'Federico Fellini'; IATA: RMI, ICAO: LIPR), formerly Rimini Miramare Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Rimini Miramare), and more simply known as Rimini Airport or Fellini Airport, is an international airport located in Rimini, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.

Fellini Airport is located in the southern frazione of Miramare, 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southeast of Rimini's city centre and near Riccione.[2] As well as serving the Province of Rimini, it is the main aerial gateway to the Republic of San Marino. The airport is a crucial nexus in the local economy, particularly for tourists visiting the riviera romagnola.[3] Since the airport's reopening in 2014, following the bankruptcy of the previous management company, Fellini Airport has been managed by AIRiminum 2014 SpA.[4] It is named after Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, who was born in Rimini, and recorded 215,767 passengers in 2022, rendering it the second-busiest airport in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna Airport.[1] The airport is mainly served by low-cost carriers and charter traffic.[2]

The airport was built in 1928 as an aerodrome,[5] on the site of the former Rimini-Riccione Defence Section [it] of the army's Aeronautical Service.[6] It ranked among Italy's busiest airports during the 1960s, supported by international tourists visiting Rimini's beaches.[7] Its passenger use declined with the opening of the A14 tolled highway in 1966.[8] Since the end of the Cold War, Fellini Airport has been especially popular among tourists from the countries of the former Soviet Union.[9][10][11] Russian and Ukrainian passengers together represented 61% of Fellini Airport's passengers before the 2022 invasion,[12] which was projected to lose the airport 300,000 passengers annually.[13][14] Alongside its civilian history, the airport has a notable military history: it was the home of the 5th Aerobrigade [it] of the Italian Air Force between 1956 and 2010,[15] and during the Cold War, it was identified by the Warsaw Pact as a strategic target in the event of an all-out war,[15][16] housing several thousand Italian and NATO soldiers and thirty B61 nuclear bombs. Helicopters belonging to the 7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega" remain at the airport.[15]

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  3. ^ Spadazzi, Manuel (12 July 2023). "Svolta per l'aeroporto. "Il Fellini ha bisogno di noi imprenditori: torniamo a investire"" [Turning point for the airport: "Fellini needs us entrepreneurs: let's go back to investing"]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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  11. ^ Torri, Tommaso (2 May 2015). "Aeroporto "Fellini": arrivato il via libera all'operatività 24 ore su 24" [Fellini Airport: The green light has been given for 24-hour operations]. RiminiToday (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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